Staredowns! Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane, Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba face off at UFC 321 press conference (Video)

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its pre-fight press conference earlier this morning for the upcoming UFC 321 pay-per-view (PPV) event, popping off this Sat. (Oct. 25, 2025) at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Emceed by UFC CEO Dana White, today’s media festivities featured heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall and 265-pound title challenger Ciryl Gane, who collide in the UFC 321 headliner

for Aspinall’s strap.

Watch the UFC 321 press conference video replay here.

UFC 321 co-headliners Mackenzie

Dern and Virna Jandiroba also came face-to-face at the surprisingly truncated UFC 321 press conference ahead of their five-round, vacant strawweight title fight (and UFC 256 rematch). In addition, former 135-pound title challenger and local favorite Umar Nurmagomedov stared down streaking bantamweight contender Mario Bautista ahead of their UFC 321 main card clash.

Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane:

Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern:

Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista:

Two more days to go!

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UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to pay-per-view (PPV) action on Sat., Oct. 25, 2025, with a blockbuster title fight set to headline UFC 321 from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In UFC 321’s PPV main event, Heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall, defends his title against top-ranked contender, Ciryl Gane, in a high-stakes, five-round bout. UFC 321’s PPV co-main event features a women’s Strawweight title showdown between Virna Jandiroba vs. Mackenzie Dern. UFC 321 will also showcase a Bantamweight clash between Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista, a Heavyweight bout pitting Alexander Volkov vs. Jailton Almeida, a Light Heavyweight matchup featuring Aleksandar Rakic vs. Azamat Murzakanov, and much more! UFC 321’s start time is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET (“Early Prelims”), 12 p.m. ET (“Prelims” undercard), and 2 p.m. ET (PPV main card).

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